Keeping Michael Brewer Upright

Watch that video above and tell me if that doesn’t make you cringe.

Michael Brewer is listed at 6-1, 198 pounds, but that seems generous. A quick look at his Rivals.com recruiting profile, his Texas Tech profile, and of course his hokiesports.com profile shows that he has been consistently listed at 6-1 for years, except in 2014, when he was listed at 6-0 by Virginia Tech. Brewer has never tipped the scales over 200 pounds except for last year, when hokiesports.com had him at 202.

Regardless of the numbers, I’ve stood next to Brewer a few times and chatted with him, and even though I only go 5-8, 170, Brewer is not an imposing physical presence for me. Logan Thomas, at 6-6, was. Jim Druckenmiller, who was listed at 6-4, 223 his senior year, was a big, physical specimen in person. Brewer is not.

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